“Past, Present, & Future” Milwaukee Mathematics Partnership

1. “Past, Present, & Future”Milwaukee Mathematics Partnership Sharing in Leadership for Student Success MPS Principal Breakfast Milwaukee Public Schools 23 April 2008

2. Mathematics Framework Distributed Leadership Teacher Learning Continuum Student Learning Continuum

3. Math Teacher Leader (MTL) position begins, joins Learning Team. Math Teaching Specialist position begins. Significant increase math achievement fall 2005 to 2006. Math gap between district and state narrows. Community plan provides focus & accountability for the next five years. MPS funds $5 million to expand MTL role. Learning Teams in each school established. Comprehensive Math Framework (CMF) developed. 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Governor budgets $10 million for MPS math. MPS budgets $3 million to sustain implementation of the MMP initiatives. MMP focuses on formative assessment and descriptive feedback. Revises math textbook adoption process. MMP designs model classroom assessments. Aligns targets to State Assessment Framework. NSF funds the MMP. CMF disseminated. MPS math learning targets developed.

4. Percent of MPS Students Proficient or Advanced on the WKCE Mathematics (MMP Years 1-3 Impact)

6. What goes in the box? 5 + 7 = + 8

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8. Always true, Sometimes true Never true 1. A parallelogram is a rectangle. 2. A square is a rectangle. 3. A trapezoid is a rhombus.

9. MMP Learning Team Continuum

10. Percent of Schools at Each Stage of the Continuum for Mathematics

11. District Trends: Significant Change Spring 2005 Spring 2007 3.01 2.81 Quantity of PD Consistency in math instruction Engaged in activities to align curriculum to learning targets Engaged in activities using CABS and student work samples Engaged in activities to gauge student progress Talked about teaching & learning of mathematics with others 2.85 3.06 2.63 3.42 2.79 3.60 Engagement 2.98 3.17 3.72 3.16

12. School Math Focus Consistent curriculum + Teachers working together + PD perceived as valuable Strong Math Focus Predicts

13. MMP Distributed LeadershipSocial Network Analysis Low High 1 2 3 4 5 Tight Network MTL Central Many Links to MTL MTS Inside Many Links to MTS Loose Network MTL Not Central Few Links to MTL MTS Outside Few Links to MTS

14. Analysis Maps identify MTL MTS Teachers Principal Literacy Coach Others in school Others outside Statistics Network density (%) In-Degree(z-score)

15. Low Student Achievement: 2006: 20% Proficient 4-year trend: -4%

17. High Student Achievement: 2006: 50% Proficient 4-year trend: +7%

19. Distributed Leadership&Student Mathematics Achievement

20. Some Conclusions • The MTL and MTS network positions are good indicators of MMP impact within school-based networks. • Distributed leadership really begins to take hold when teacher communication networks are tightly webbed.

21. Next Steps: Direction & Support (?) • MPS Action (Strategic) Plan • MPS Mathematics Functional Plan • MPS DIFI Plan • Governor’s MPS Mathematics Initiative • Proposal submitted for MMP Phase II • Other grant proposals • ????????

22. MMP website • www.mmp.uwm.edu DeAnn Huinker • huinker@uwm.edu Kevin McLeod • kevinm@uwm.edu Henry Kranendonk • kranenhx@milwaukee.k12.wi.us